Looking out of my window this lovely spring morning I see an azalea in full bloom. No, no! I do not see that; though that is the only way I can describe what I see. That is a proposition, a sentence, a fact; but what I perceive is not proposition, sentence, fact, but only an image which I make intelligible in part by means of a statement of fact. This statement is abstract; but what I see is concrete.early 1900's

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This quote reflects the distinction between objective reality and subjective perception. The speaker observes a blooming azalea, but argues that their perception goes beyond a factual statement. They imply that what they truly experience is a concrete image, which cannot be fully captured by the abstractness of language. In essence, their observation highlights the inability of words to completely convey the richness and depth of personal sensory experiences.

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